The Method of Economic Analysis of International Law: What are its Limits?

TY - JOUR

T1 - The Method of Economic Analysis of International Law: What are its Limits?

AU - Tang, Yi Shin

PY - 2016

Y1 - 2016

N2 - The article discusses the most recent developments regarding the use of the so-called “economic analysis” approaches to international law. It reviews the main features of this methodology and its potential contribution for promoting critical scholarship in international legal studies, particularly in specific contemporary issues such as international security, trade and environment. The article also points out the most important limitations of this approach, which mainly derive from a misunderstanding of the assumptions behind the use of rational choice theories, particularly through a recurrent oversimplification of international relations literature

AB - The article discusses the most recent developments regarding the use of the so-called “economic analysis” approaches to international law. It reviews the main features of this methodology and its potential contribution for promoting critical scholarship in international legal studies, particularly in specific contemporary issues such as international security, trade and environment. The article also points out the most important limitations of this approach, which mainly derive from a misunderstanding of the assumptions behind the use of rational choice theories, particularly through a recurrent oversimplification of international relations literature

M3 - Tidsskriftartikel

SN - 1808-2432

JO - Revista Direito G V

JF - Revista Direito G V

ER -